Amazon awarded £460m in public sector contracts since 2015

14/06/2019

A contract awarded to Amazon by a local government purchasing organisation is the biggest in the UK public sector, according to new research.

MPs to investigate UK's regional imbalances

Council to appeal 'town hall Pravdas' ruling

Grenfell Tower: Hundreds of high-rise buildings still have 'unsafe' cladding

Whitehall approves 22 new free schools

Politics and Policy

Council to appeal 'town hall Pravdas' ruling

Hammersmith Bridge could take three years to repair

MPs to investigate UK's regional imbalances

Grenfell Tower: Hundreds of high-rise buildings still have 'unsafe' cladding

Human Resources

Care workers suffer from 6,000 violent attacks

Union hits out over changes to LGPS for non-teaching staff

Study sets out how best to empower electoral officials

CEOs in local government the least trusted, research shows

Finance

Amazon awarded £460m in public sector contracts since 2015

Two councils given funding to help women back to work

Poorest areas could lose billions after Brexit, campaigners warn

Malthouse announces £142m infrastructure investment

Transformation

Greater Manchester aims to be carbon-neutral by 2038

Sunak brings forward revaluation of business rates

London Councils welcomes ‘new era of digital transformation’

National strategy to tackle inequalities in Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities

Health and Social Care

Children being denied advocacy, report warns

Ombudsman reprimands council over support for vulnerable people

Union warns 130,000 people trapped in social care debt

Launch of £5m fund to support unpaid carers

Public Property

Councils spend £74m on empty properties in two years

Building on 'brownfield' sites at five-year low

Council buys two buildings in £5m deal

Parks in danger of being sold, campaigners warn

Protecting town centres

Debenhams CVA: Josh Myerson and Andrew Haughey explain what councils and local authorities can do to protect their town centres.

A crackdown on sexism is the first step towards equality

For a senior woman in local government to be subjected to comments about her 'good breeding hips' is appalling, says Heather Jameson - and 'let's not even get started on BAME representation'.

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Local Government News

The March issue of Local Government News explores alternative funding channels that are available to councils beyond the Public Works Loan Board, what hurdles merging councils face in coming together, and how local government is handling GDPR.

This issue also has a special highways and street lighting section exploring how councils can use lighting to embark on their smart city journey and using IoT technology to weather the storm.